Comments on: Review of Northern Brewer Bourbon Barrel Porter http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Anonymous Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:47:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=982#comment-859 Possibly...I did a late extract addition once and I didn't really dig it. Here is why. When your boiling your hops, let's say, for 60 minutes, you need the wort to be boiling for 60 minutes to get all of the bitterness your recipe is telling you that your going to get from that first addition. If you put in 3 pounds of LME half way though, you bring you wort temperature down considerably. It takes another 10 to 15 minutes to get it back up to boiling, and you will need to do another hot break to address the new proteins you have added. So, in my opinion, unless you are making beer to go into a competition, its not worth the time or effort. Mike Possibly…I did a late extract addition once and I didn’t really dig it. Here is why. When your boiling your hops, let’s say, for 60 minutes, you need the wort to be boiling for 60 minutes to get all of the bitterness your recipe is telling you that your going to get from that first addition. If you put in 3 pounds of LME half way though, you bring you wort temperature down considerably. It takes another 10 to 15 minutes to get it back up to boiling, and you will need to do another hot break to address the new proteins you have added. So, in my opinion, unless you are making beer to go into a competition, its not worth the time or effort.

Mike

]]> By: Johnathan01 http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Johnathan01 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=982#comment-858 How about adding the LME at 20 or 30 minutes? Maybe this would yield that porter color? How about adding the LME at 20 or 30 minutes? Maybe this would yield that porter color?

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]]> By: Jez http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Jez Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:56:05 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=982#comment-603 How much priming sugar are you adding before bottling? Because I used to put in 3/4 of a cup and found that wasn't nearly enough. After about 8 weeks in the bottle, it would finally get around to having a decent head, but that's a helluva long time to wait. I google "priming sugar calculator" and follow the instructions there. I still go easy, though I'm surprised at how much more corn sugar I'm using and I get big, fluffy heads. How much priming sugar are you adding before bottling? Because I used to put in 3/4 of a cup and found that wasn't nearly enough. After about 8 weeks in the bottle, it would finally get around to having a decent head, but that's a helluva long time to wait. I google “priming sugar calculator” and follow the instructions there. I still go easy, though I'm surprised at how much more corn sugar I'm using and I get big, fluffy heads.

]]> By: mikebiewer http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/comment-page-1/#comment-439 mikebiewer Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:25:43 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=982#comment-439 For sure! I'm glad you liked it and it was a blast being able to share with you and the family.<br><br>I think next time there will be a little more vanilla and bourbon in it. I may put this on top of my list of beers to perfect. It seemed all the "non dark beer" drinkers really enjoyed it. That is honestly what it is about. Every one likes more than one kind of beer, its just finding them!<br><br>Thanks again! For sure! I'm glad you liked it and it was a blast being able to share with you and the family.

I think next time there will be a little more vanilla and bourbon in it. I may put this on top of my list of beers to perfect. It seemed all the “non dark beer” drinkers really enjoyed it. That is honestly what it is about. Every one likes more than one kind of beer, its just finding them!

Thanks again!

]]> By: Mark Anderson http://mikesbrewreview.com/review-of-northern-brewer-bourbon-barrel-porter/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Mark Anderson Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:44:25 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=982#comment-438 Very smooth. I love it. Chocolate flavor and coffee flavor. Very smooth. I love it. Chocolate flavor and coffee flavor.

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